Moving to Pine Knot, Kentucky
Population: 1,680
Males: 895 (53.3%), Females: 785 (46.7%)
McCreary County
Zip code: 42635
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $13,777
Median house value: $49,300
Population by Race
Races in Pine Knot:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
- Black (5.7%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (32.0%), Irish (5.2%), West Indian (3.1%), Subsaharan African (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 1420 feet
Land area: 6.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Pine Knot
- High school or higher: 41.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 14.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pine Knot CDP
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 9.2%
1.8% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Pine Knot:
- SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ONEIDA, TN)
- JELLICO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; JELLICO, TN)
- WAYNE CO HOSP INC (about 29 miles; MONTICELLO, KY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pine Knot:
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 68 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
- BLUE GRASS (about 95 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 124 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Abbreviation: CHA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pine Knot:
- MC CREARY COUNTY (about 5 miles; PINE KNOT, KY; Abbreviation: 18I)
- SCOTT MUNI (about 18 miles; ONEIDA, TN; Abbreviation: SCX)
- SOMERSET-PULASKI COUNTY-J.T. WILSON FIELD (about 29 miles; SOMERSET, KY; Abbreviation: SME)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pine Knot:
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 57 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,196)
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 77 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
Schools
Public high school in Pine Knot:
- PINE KNOT CAREER INSTITUTE ALT SCH (Students: 48; Location: PINE KNOT JOB CORP; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pine Knot:
- PINE KNOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 560; Location: E HWY 92; Grades: KG – 05)
- PINE KNOT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 375; Location: 6519 SOUTH HWY 1651; Grades: 06 – 08)
- MCCREARY COUNTY PRESCHOOL (Location: 6461 S. HWY 1651; Grades: PK – PK)